The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-08-25
GEORGE NOMINATED,
HE is TO LEAD THE UNITED LA.
BOR TICKET.

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The SentinePs Special Correspoudeu,
| Gives Personal Descriptions of the
Nominees aud Other Items of Iterest
Special Correspondence of The Sentinel
New YORK, August 22.-I don't
know how it is with you people down
in good old North Carolina, but with
us, up here, it is hot, hot, barometri-
cally and politically.
| Over in Syr acuse last Friday a
step was taken which must make ev-
cry man who thinks, think the hard :
er. We've been hearing of knights
of Labor and Henry Georges follow
ers for some time and they've been
making quite noise. but never till
last week did they take such deter
mined stand as party. What viii.
be the outcome OF the United Labor
Party, whether it will flicker awhile
and then sc out or whether it will
hold sway over our American Repub-
lie is question no man knows how to
answer.
One good thing they did was to
kick the Anarchists and Socialists out
of doors-not giving them the slight
est showing in the convention. This
at once lends respectability to the
party and, although we may not ap-
prove it, We may think it useless, we
May oppose it, this very fact compels
us to respect It. Here is the ticket
unanimously nominated
Secretary of State-Henry George.
Controller-Victor A. Wilder.
State Treasurer-P. III. Cummins.
Attorney G General-Dennis Feeley.
State Engineer and Surveyor-Syl-
vantus l.. Sweet.
Ii is safe to say that, with the ex-
ception of George and Wilder, no
two of these candidates have ever seen
each other. P. HI. Cummins, the can
didate for State Treasurer, is past
master workman of District Assembly
No. 60 of Albany and vicinity. He
jeiaed the Knights in December,
1884, and i41sediately began to take
aA active peI + the work of forming
assemblies Of the order. He gave up
his trade, that of a blacksmith, and
purchasing small stock of boots and
shoes opened store. He brought the
wrath of a number of citizens of Ans
terdam down on his head by his in
discriminate attacks upon employers
while he was ruling over No. So.
Among other things, he was expelled
from the Odd Fellows Society for his
radical views on the system of boy
cotting, He is tall, thin man, about
40 years of age, with gray hair and a
mustache which is nearly white He
is a good talker, his hobby being the
money questson.
Dennis c. Feeley the nominee for
Attorney General is of Irish bir tn,
about so years old. He is tall an d
handsome, with military bearin
His hair is gray and he wears heav y
gray mustache.
He lives in Rochester, where he has
practiced law for the past fifteen years.
During that time he has accumulated
about $40, 900, which he has invested
in real estate His office in Powers
block is usually filled with workmen
seeking legal and other advice. Mr..
Feeley has taken an active part in the
Irish National League movement in
America. He is prominent figure in
all conventions, and is close personal
friend Of both General M. Kerwin of
the Tablet and Alexander Sullivan, ex-
president of the league. He joined the
Greenback party in 1887 and was
nominated for Attorney General by
the Greenbackers of this State for that
year. He stumped the county of Mon
roe for Blaine in 1884 and declared
himself Republican.
The platform submitted by Henry
George and adopted, is the same as
that adopted September % 1886 by
the convention of Trade and Labor
associations of New York city, that re-
suited in the formation of the United
Laber party.
The speech of DIR. McGlynn was the
one of the day. He almost defed
George and brought tears to the eyes
of the listeners.
Very little excitement is caused
here in New York by the convention
and prominent politicians say the
movement will simply tend to catch a
good share of Republican voters and
make the city, county, and State De-
moeracy even more solid than they
have been in the past. TAM